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by jrs_diesel
Fri Nov 27, 2015 8:33 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Defense spending bill = loosening gun restrictions?
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Re: Defense spending bill = loosening gun restrictions?

I have the ammendment to the 2016 NDAA right here. I think it's a step in the right direction, but will not give full reciprocity right away. A few things jump out at me right away, a member must meet the qual requirements for carrying service weapons of thier service (current pistol quals I believe), and the base commander or commanding officer may authorize concealed carry. I can see some base commanders will be ok with CC and authorize it, others probably won't even consider it.

That ammendment also didn't mention anything about civilian employees or retirees.
AMENDMENT TO RULES COMM PRINT 114–14
OFFERED BY MR. CARTER OF TEXAS
H.R. 1735 as ordered reported by the Committee on Armed
Services
At the end of subtitle D of title V (page 179, afterline 21), add the following new section:
SEC. 5ll. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCESS BY WHICH MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES MAY CARRY A
CONCEALED PERSONAL FIREARM ON A MILITARY INSTALLATION.
(a) PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, taking into consideration the views of senior leadership of military installations in the United States, shall establish a process by which the commander of a military installation in the United States may authorize a member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to duty at the installation to carry a concealed personal firearm on the installation if the commander determines it to be necessary as a personal or force-protection measure.
(b) RELATION TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW.—In establishing the process under subsection (a) for a military installation, the commander of the installation shall consult with elected officials of the State and local jurisdictions in which the installation is located and take into consideration the law of the State and such jurisdictions regarding carrying a concealed personal firearm.
(c) MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS.—To be eligible to be authorized to carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installation pursuant to the process established under subsection (a), a member of the Armed Forces—
(1) must complete any training and certification required by any State in which the installation is located that would permit the member to carry concealed in that State;
(2) must not be subject to disciplinary action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for any offense that could result in incarceration or separation from the Armed Forces;
(3) must not be prohibited from possessing a firearm because of conviction of a crime of domestic violence; and
(4) must meet such service-related qualification requirements for the use of firearms, as established by the Secretary of the military department concerned.
(d) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.

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